Saying what you have
Does he have the paper?
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
a bheil airgead agaibh? do you have money?
a bheil obair agaibh? do you have a job?
a bheil … agaibh? do you have … ?
This is the formal way you use to speak to an older person, or to a group of people.
a bheil … agad? do you have … ?
This is the informal way you use to speak to a friend or a child.
a bheil sibh a’ dol ann le càr? are you going there by car?
tha balach agus nighean againn we have a boy and a girl
tha fichead sgillinn agam I have 20 pence
a bheil … aige? does he have …?
a bheil … aice? does she have …?
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Gaelic
English
| Husband | Tha mi a’ falbh, a ghràidh. | I’m leaving, dear. |
| Wife | Tìoraidh ma-thà. Chì mi a-nochd thu. | Cheerio then. See you tonight. |
| Husband | Chì. | See you. |
| Wife | Seo, am pàipear. | Here, the paper. |
| Husband | Ò, tapadh leat. | Oh, thank you. |
| Son | A bheil e air falbh? | Is he away? |
| Wife | D’ athair? Tha. | Your father? Yes. |
| Son | A bheil am pàipear aige? | Does he have the paper? |
| Wife | Tha. | Yes. |
| Son | Och. | Och. |
| Wife | Iain! | John! |
| Man | Trobhad, a ghràidh. | Come here, dear. |
| Woman | Dè? | What? |
| Man | Seall. Tha càr ùr aige. | Look. He has a new car. |
| Woman | Càr ùr? Dè seòrsa càr? Ò, thà. Tha e snog, Iain. Is toigh leamsa Sierra. An toigh leat fhèin Sierra? | A new car? What kind of car? Oh, yes. It’s lovely, John. I like a Sierra. Do you like a Sierra, yourself? |
| Man | Òh, cha toil. | Oh, no. |
